SpaceX Company |
Falcon-9 (B1) | Falcon-9 (v1.1) | Falcon-9 (v1.2) | Falcon-9 (v1.2+) | Falcon-9 Heavy | |||||||
Overall Vehicle |
Operational | from | 04.06.2010 | 29.09.2013 | 22.12.2015 | 11.05.2018 | 06.02.2018 | |||||
to | 01.03.2013 | 17.01.2016 | 29.06.2018 | 22.10.2023 | 13.10.2023 | |||||||
Orbital flights | 5 | 15 | 37 | 210 | 8 | |||||||
Payload weight | t | ISS | ~7.00 | GTO | 4.85 | GTO | ~5.50 | GTO | ~6.00 | GTO | ~26.7 | |
Gross liftoff weight | t | ~333.5 | ~513 | ~567 | ~595.5 | ~1,566 | ||||||
Gross propellant weight | t | 308.85 | 482.91 | 534.41 | 561.12 | 1,466.02 | ||||||
Total length | m | ~46.50 | ~68.70 | ~70.10 | ~70.10 | ~70.10 | ||||||
Max. diameter (span) | m | 12.20 | ||||||||||
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 3,803.3 | 5,889.1 | 7,606.6 | 8,127.0 | 24,381 | ||||||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 940.4 | 1,539.0 | 1,673,5 | 1,765.4 | 4,554.4 | ||||||
Fairing |
Total length | m |
Dragon module 7.2 x 3.7 m |
13.10 | 13.10 | 13.10 | 13.10 | |||||
Diameter | m | 5.20 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 5.20 | |||||||
Total weight | t | ~2.5 | ~2.5 | ~2.5 | ~2.5 | |||||||
Stage 2 |
Name |
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Length (+ interstage) | m | ~10.50 | ~14.00 | ~15.50 | ~15.50 | ~15.50 | ||||||
Diameter | m | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | ||||||
Liftoff weight | t | ~56.8 | ~92.05 | ~111.90 | ~111.90 | ~111.90 | ||||||
Propellant weight | t | 54.65 | 88.95 | 108.67 | 108.67 | 108.67 | ||||||
Engines | Merlin-IC V | Merlin-1D V | Merlin-1D V+ | Merlin-1D V+ | Merlin-1D V+ | |||||||
Propellant |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
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Total thrust (vac) | kN | 520.4 | 805.1 | 934.1 | 934.1 | 934.1 | ||||||
Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 3295 | 3403 | 3413 | 3413 | 3413 | ||||||
Burn time | s | 346 | 376 | 397 | 397 | 397 | ||||||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 180.1 | 302.7 | 370.9 | 370.9 | 370.9 | ||||||
Stage 1 |
Name | B1 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B5 | ||||||
Length | m | ~29.00 | ~41.50 | ~41.50 | ~41.50 | ~41.50 | ||||||
Diameter | m | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | ||||||
Liftoff weight | t | ~269.5 | ~413.7 | ~447 | ~475 | ~475 | ||||||
Propellant weight | t | 254.20 | 393.96 | 425.74 | 452.45 | 452.45 | ||||||
Engines | Merlin-1C (9) | Merlin-1D (9) | Merlin-1D+ (9) | Merlin-1D++ (9) | Merlin-1D++ (9) | |||||||
Propellant |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
Kerosene /LOX |
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Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 3,803.3 | 5,889.1 | 7,606.6 | 8,127.0 | 8,127.0 | ||||||
Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2618 | 2766 | 2829 | 2844 | 2844 | ||||||
Burn time (nominal) | s | 175 | 185 | 158.4 | 158.4 | 158.4 | ||||||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 760.3 | 1,236.3 | 1,302.6 | 1,394.5 | 1,394.5 | ||||||
Booster |
Name | 2 x B5 | ||||||||||
Length | m | ~48.00 | ||||||||||
Diameter | m | 3.66 | ||||||||||
Liftoff weight | t | ~950 | ||||||||||
Propellant weight | t | 904.90 | ||||||||||
Engines | Merlin-1D+ (9) | |||||||||||
Propellant |
Kerosene /LOX |
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Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 16,254.o | ||||||||||
Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2844 | ||||||||||
Burn time (nominal) | s | 158.4 | ||||||||||
Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 2,789.0 |
nominal: Full thrust and no return mode |